Apex Legends' latest season, Hunted, is out tomorrow. With it comes your usual helping of map changes, character balancing, and a new legend that may finally help me not suck at the game.
Her name is Vantage, and she's Apex's first sniping-focused character. While we haven't gotten hands-on with her yet, Respawn has shared a brief teaser and description of her abilities, including one perk that should make long-range shots a lot easier to land.
The ability I have my eye on there is Spotter's Lens. As a lapsed casual Apex player, bullet drop is one aspect of the game I've never been able to wrap my head around. You'd think after 10 years of playing Battlefield games that I'd be able to land a sniper shot, but Apex's constant mobility makes consistent accuracy especially tough. A bullet drop indicator could be the assist I need to finally become a competent squadmate. I imagine experienced sharpshooters are more excited by her Sniper's Mark ultimate that can essentially mark players for death. This sounds a lot like a long-range, ultra-deadly version of Zenyatta's Discord Orb in Overwatch.
We also shouldn't forget that one of the most powerful abilities in the game, self-revive, is also getting completely removed(opens in new tab). Gold Knockdown Shields will now have the Guardian Angel perk, while Gold Backpacks get Deep Pockets, a new perk that lets users hold additional healing items per slot.
Hunted launches tomorrow! Get a look at some of the highlights from the update below, or click on the link to read the full patch notes
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